The average song is three and a half minutes long; those three and a half minutes could lead to a slow blink, a glimpse of the past, or catapult the soul into heart-shattering nostalgia.

At the height of my career, I had the life I wanted, the life I’d always envisioned. I’d found my tempo, my rhythm. Then I received a phone call that left me off key.

You see, my favorite songs had a way of playing simultaneously. I was in love with one man’s beats and another’s lyrics. But when it came to the soundtrack of a life, how could anyone choose a favorite song? So, to erase any doubt, I ditched my first-class ticket and decided to take a drive, fixed on the rearview.

Two days.

One playlist.

And the long road home to the man who was waiting for me.

| Book Review |

First of all I want to say thank you to my friend Shanna for reading this with me. When I started this book, I knew I couldn’t read it alone. So I put it down and asked her to read it with me. She came back with, ‘OK. Just bought it.’ Solidifying her spot in my top five friends ever list! (Just kidding – I don’t have one of those. But I do love her to pieces.) OK – enough with the intro. Fair warning – this is going to be a gushy review, guys, because I loved this book from the very beginning; it kept me in its thrall until the very end. Every once in a while a book comes along, and it’s like your soul has been waiting for it. That’s what Drive felt like to me – it was kismet for this book and I to meet. This story was so beautifully written, so wholly capturing that I lived and breathed it while was reading it. I feel like Stella is a heroine that could have gone either way for me, and I’m not convinced that just anyone could have created this character and made me love her. That’s just the way it is for me and love triangles, but this was, by leaps and bounds, the best love triangle I’ve ever read. Stella never led anyone on, and no one was harder on her than she was on herself. I also loved that she was flawed. Stella always was honest with herself, at least she endeavored to be, but in hindsight, she realized she wasn’t. She may have been living in denial, but at least she was living.

This book was full of wonderfully fleshed out secondary characters. From Lexi and Ben (I want more of them,) the spitfire best friend and one of Stella’s fella’s bandmates, to Stella’s raucous family who adore each other. This book was full of great relationships, and some hard paths we sometimes find ourselves on with family. I loved how Lexi was always honest with Stella but supported her no matter what.

If you’re someone who is vehemently opposed to love triangles, I would challenge you to read this book. This isn’t like any other love triangle I’ve read. There is no clear cut ‘oh, she should be with him’ here. Not for me, anyway. I was flip-flopping so hard. The first half of the chapter, I wanted her with one of these men, and the next half, I wanted her with the other. The push and pull inside of Stella was so real and raw. So many times I wanted to flip to the end of the book just to know who Stella ended up with just to prepare my heart (cheesy, I know, but true,) but I also wanted to be caught off guard, so I held myself in check. In the end, for me, there really was no other way for this story to end. And I feel like Drive really highlights the fact that a twist of fate can decide the rest of our lives.

I could go on and on, but like I said earlier, it’s all gushing. Suffice it to say that Drive catapulted Kate Stewart to the top of my autobuy list, and I can’t wait to see what else she has up her writer’s sleeve.

Audiobook: I did flip back and forth between print and audio for this one, and the narration was amazing. She captured Stella and her emotions so perfectly that I don’t know how I’ll be able to see her as anyone else now, but I’ll try!

Hahaha Angie I am opposed to love triangle but this year I have read two of them one by Emma Scott and the other by Heather M Orgeron and Kate Stewart and ended loving these books so yes I get what you mean 😉

I am definitely one that would have steered clear of this one. I tell folks I don’t like love triangles and I don’t in general. This is because most of the ones I’ve read; I hate. There have been a rare few that the author got it right and the book captivated me including the love triangle. Sounds like this was just that sort of story, Angie.

ooh you have me tempted to try this one out for sure, but I am a bit nervous on the mention on love triangles. It really depends on how they are written. But it looks like it was well worth the read for sure.